Tornado Chaos

Looks like we’ll receive a brief break in the wet weather before rain returns on Thursday. Area lakes & rivers are already running high with Saylorville currently forecast to crest on Friday at 868.11, however that is assuming no further rain over the Des Moines River watershed.

It seems the story surrounding the reckless driving executed by the crew of the TIV and its support vehicle continues with more video surfacing on YouTube. This time a close up from one of the vehicles passed by not only TIV but Dog House and a Discovery Channel support vehicle all while in a No [...]

The title basically sums it up. Check out this video of the “professional” storm chasers including those from Discovery Channel as they execute some reckless driving in northern Oklahoma yesterday. Video is not mine but that of Steve Miller

A severe weather outbreak is underway across portions of the country, with the Storm Prediction Center issuing a High Risk across much of Arkansas. A Particularly Dangerous Situation Tornado Watch is also in effect for a large portion of Arkansas, the Missouri bootheel, extreme southeast Oklahoma and extreme northeast Texas until 4 AM. Here are [...]

There is a slight risk for severe weather across much of Iowa today, namely south of US 20. Probably a good idea to keep an eye on the sky the next couple days as a couple rounds of storms are forecast to make their way across the state. Map above is Des Moines Radar @ [...]

Several small thunderstorms have wandered through the area today. Here are a couple images from the KDMX radar taken moments ago.

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